treatise
1treatise — index hornbook Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 treatise …
2Treatise — Trea tise, n. [OE. tretis, OF. treitis, traitis, well made. See {Treat}.] 1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] He published a treatise in which he… …
3treatise — (n.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. tretiz (mid 13c.), contracted from O.Fr. traiteiz, from Gallo Romance *tractaticius, from L. tractare to deal with (see TREAT (Cf. treat)) …
4treatise — *disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph, *discourse Analogous words: article, paper, *essay: *exposition …
5treatise — [n] written study of a subject argument, book, commentary, composition, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, essay, exposition, memoir, monograph, pamphlet, paper, review, script, thesis, tract, tractate, work, writing; concepts 271 …
6treatise — ► NOUN ▪ a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject. ORIGIN Old French tretis, from traitier (see TREAT(Cf. ↑treater)) …
7treatise — [trēt′is] n. [ME tretis < Anglo Fr tretiz < OFr * treiteiz < traiter: see TREAT] 1. a formal, systematic article or book on some subject, esp. a discussion of facts, evidence, or principles and the conclusions based on these 2. Obs. a… …
8Treatise — This article is about the literary form. For the musical composition by Cornelius Cardew, see Treatise (music). A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an… …
9treatise — n. 1) to write a treatise 2) a scientific; theoretical treatise 3) a treatise on, upon * * * [ triːtɪs] theoretical treatise upon a scientific a treatise on to write a treatise …
10treatise — trea|tise [ˈtri:tıs, tız] n [C ] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: tretiz, from Old French traitier; TREAT1] a serious book or article about a particular subject treatise on ▪ a treatise on medical ethics …
